How Seattle Is Becoming an Urbanism Juggernaut (Maybe in Spite of Itself)

Sound Transit Link's Northgate Station, opened in 2021, is now the system's busiest -- but it still isn't anywhere near meeting its potential. Development around the station is a work in progress, including a complete revamp of Northgate Mall, one of the nation's oldest. The station area is a case study in how a region tries to balance transit service, access, and redevelopment opportunities. ---------- The Urbanist does an amazing job covering cities and transportation, and advocating for a better Seattle. Organizations like this are so important for informing and inspiring action, so donate if you can: https://www.theurbanist.org/donate/ ---------- CityNerd is now available on Nebula -- streaming ad-free, along with lots of other great creators! Discount for signing up at my channel: https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd ---------- Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far.   / citynerd   ---------- Care about the future of Lake Washington Boulevard? The City of Seattle is listening. Go to: https://www.seattle.gov/parks/allpark... ---------- Thanks to Best Side Cycling for use of their ride/meetup footage. Very cool channel that explores great urban bike infrastructure around the Seattle area. Go check out their channel and consider subscribing!    • Seattle Urbanists Group Ride with @CityNer...   ---------- Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced: The Most Improved US Cities When It Comes to Urbanism:    • On the Right Track: The 10 Most Improved C...   ---------- Resources: Mike Lindblom at The Seattle Times also does great work covering local transportation and urbanism-related issues. His piece on Link breaking ridership records over the summer: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-... The American Lung Association on the health impacts of living near highways: https://www.lung.org/clean-air/outdoo... PSRC Regional Growth Centers: https://www.psrc.org/sites/default/fi... City of Seattle Northgate Urban Design Framework: https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Dep... https://www.theurbanist.org/2018/03/1... https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/09/2... https://www.krakencommunityiceplex.co... ---------- Images Aerial view of Northgate looking south, Seattle, December 9, 1967 https://digitalcollections.lib.washin... Clarks Big Top (Northgate) By Seattle Municipal Archives - Flickr: Clark's Big Top Restaurant, 1968, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... And thanks to viewer Jackson Teal for additional images from the group ride on Lake Washington Boulevard ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities Twitter: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities Mastodon: @[email protected] ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: [email protected]